Councillor Paul Michael Martin

Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 10.00 am

The Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire met to discuss several key issues, including updates on the reduction of out-of-area mental health placements, the progress of the Stamford and Rutland Hospital Day Treatment Unit, and the development of neighbourhood health services. The committee also reviewed its work programme and identified priorities for future meetings.

Environment Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 1st August, 2025 10.00 am

The Environment Scrutiny Committee met to discuss several key issues, including the Lincolnshire Coast 2100+ Programme, biodiversity net gain, the procurement of compaction machinery, and the response to recommendations from the Storms Impact Working Group. The committee reviewed reports and provided feedback to be considered by the Executive Councillor for Environment and the Executive. Additionally, the committee discussed and updated its work programme for the coming months.

Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire met to discuss the Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group, and local mental health, dementia, learning disability and autism services. The committee agreed to thank the presenters from the NHS for their attendance, presentation and answers to questions, and to record concerns about hospital discharge arrangements, patient readmissions, waiting times for some diagnostic services and communication of their results. The committee also agreed to note the information presented on local mental health services, and to thank the presenters for their report, attendance and answers to questions.

Environment Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 27th June, 2025 10.00 am

The Environment Scrutiny Committee met to discuss several key issues, including the integration of flood risk management into the committee's agenda, the procurement of landscape and visual assessment advice for nationally significant infrastructure projects, and the committee's work programme. The committee supported the recommendations for procuring landscape and visual assessment advice, and agreed to pass on a statement to Councillor Danny Brookes, Executive Councillor for the Environment for consideration.

Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire - Wednesday, 11th June, 2025 11.00 am

The Health Scrutiny Committee for Lincolnshire met to discuss general practice provision in the county, arrangements for quality accounts, and the committee's work programme. The committee noted reports on GP provision from NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and the Lincolnshire Local Medical Committee (LMC), and agreed to request further reports in six months. Members also agreed to establish a working group to consider draft statements on quality accounts from Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.